A culinary artist is someone educated in the preparation of food for restaurants.

As a professional, they are referred to as chefs or head cooks. Some achieve this with a diploma and hands-on training, but many chefs complete two- or four-year culinary programs.

Career:
Culinary

Art

What was your motivation for taking this career path?

In 2003 my wife, Verity, and I treated ourselves to a 10 day cleanse at a health retreat. We had steam baths, massages, days of juice fasting, long walks, nutritional education, cooking classes, naturopathic consultations and most importantly 10 days of rest. We came back with a newfound vitality and zest for life. By implementing simple changes in the ensuing months such as healthy eating, drinking plenty of water and exercise, we just felt so good.

While we were at the health retreat we learned some great tips on how to live a healthier lifestyle including how to cook healthy food. By feeding our bodies quality nutrients our body works as it should and life is so great.

We decided to step out in faith. I quit my day job and started a missionary venture. We opened a café where I could share plant based healthy food that was creative, nutritional and looked amazing. Food should not only be good for you it should be artistically created and presented.

What do you do on an average day?

We have cafes, sales, new product development and social media. I put a lot of time into our weekly e-mails with health tips and recipes. I also do cooking demonstrations where I can share how simple it is to make healthy food. The Revive Cookbooks are another way to share the recipes we use at Revive Cafes so people can learn how to prepare healthy meals themselves. It also allows me to use my culinary arts to create and display food.

How do you express your faith through your art?

I have a passion for sharing health principles with people. So many people are dragging themselves through life content with being overweight, having headaches, health issues and feeling tired all the time. I go to churches and do culinary tours as well as my ministry of online demonstrations. We also share our faith at our cafes with signage, promotion of the 8 principles of health and our passion for mission.

Education: B.A. in Marketing

Employer: Owner, Revive Café

Jeremy Dixon

Culinary Artist